Anura Kumara Dissnayake named JVP Leader
MP Anura Kumara Dissnayake has been unanimously elected as the new Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People’s Liberation Front) at the party’s 7th National Convention held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium today.
The vociferous JVP Parliamentarian was among the forerunners to take the top post in the party after Somawansa Amarasinghe had offered to step down from the leadership at a politburo meeting due to the declining electoral fortune of the party.
A new Central Committee consisting of 30 members was also elected unanimously while the policy framework of the JVP under the theme ‘Our Vision’ was also adopted at the convention.
The Central Committee is to meet later and elect a General Secretary, Information Secretary, Financial Secretary, Administrative Secretary, International Secretary, National Organizer and a Political Bureau.
The following members were elected for the Central Committee of the party:
• Somawansa Amarasinghe
• Tilvin Silva
• Anura Dissanayaka
• Vijitha Herath
• Lal Kantha
• Bimal Ratnayaka
• Sunil Handunneththi
• Jinadasa Kithulegoda
• R. Chandrasekar
• Lakshman Nipunarachchi
• Nihal Galappaththi
• Samantha Vidyaratna
• Mahinda Jayasinghe
• Nalinda Jayatissa
• Gamini Ratnayaka
• Wasantha Piyatissa
• Attorney at Law Sunil Watagala
• Samanmalee Gunasinghe
• H.P. Dhammika
• Chandrika Adhikary
• Wasantha Samarasinghe
• Samantha Koralearachchi
• Sumathipala Manawadu
• M.D. Wijeratna
• Sisira Kumara Wahalathanthri
• Namal Karunartna
• Nalin Hewage
• T.B. Sarath
• Sudath Balagalla
• Janaka Adhikary
(Courtesy: Ada Derana)
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Selection of new leader took place in a decent way. UNP should follow this rules
Only ONE Central Committee member to represent the entire minority group. Fantastic democratic representation!
Anura Kumara will have to get a few bearded masks and several purdahs to canvass for votes in the Northern & Eastern provinces.
However YOU are far ahead than your predecessor and most suitable to be the leader.
No problems with this selections.
It does not matter where you come from; what matters is what you are and what you are capable of.
What we require is meritocracy; selections should not be based on where your grandfather came from.
Best wishes to Anura K; we do need new and capable blood to rejuvenate our systems.
Public has no faith in JVP politics as it is oriented towards Communist theories long-since discarded by China and Russia. JVP is also devious and corrupt. I prefer WW’s NFF, who are assiduously patriotic.
It is true Nicholas,
I also don’t like their revolution and socialism. But I don’t agree with that they are corrupt.
If JVP follows democracy , I will vote for them.
But still everyone has to appreciate their party discipline in selecting the leader.
Best wishes to Aura Kumara and team. The democratic leadership change and infusion of new blood in the fabric of JVP is admirable.
Recommend you guys now focus on restoring your status within Sri Lanka’s body politic as a force to be reckoned.